A/70/286 Sweden, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 10. During the reporting period, the Special Rapporteur gave numerous lectures and took part in many panel discussions. On 8 January 2015, he delivered a speech on national identity and freedom of religion or belief in Athens and on 15 and 16 January, he spoke on various non-discrimination dimensions of freedom of religion or belief in Luxembourg. From 9 to 11 February 2015, he took part in a conference at Wilton Park on the theme of “Developing a multilateral approach to freedom of religion or belief”. On 14 March 2015, he attended the twelfth national peace symposium hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in London. On 8 June 2015, he delivered a speech in Strasbourg, at a high -level seminar of the Council of Europe on the theme of “Building inclusive societies together”. He also took part in in a panel on the theme of “Dialogue on freedom of religion and gender-related rights” in Geneva on 18 June 2015, at which he stressed the importance of integrating a gender perspective into programmes designed to protect and promote freedom of religion or belief. 11. In addition, the Special Rapporteur took part in the fifth conference within the Istanbul Process on the theme of “From resolution to realization — how to promote effective implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 ”, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on 3 and 4 June 2015 in Jedd ah, Saudi Arabia. III. The rights of the child and his or her parents in the area of freedom of religion or belief 12. Violations of freedom of religion or belief often affect the rights of children and their parents. An extreme example is the abduction of children, typically girls, from religious minorities in order to convert them forcibly to another religion, frequently in combination with a forced early marriage. In some countries such crimes occur in a climate of impunity. While it massively vio lates a number of the rights of the affected child, including freedom of religion or belief, freedom from discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, the right to physical and psychological integrity and the right of the child to be cared for by his or h er own parents, it simultaneously violates the rights of the parents, including the right to ensure a religious and moral education of the child in conformity with their own convictions. 13. Sometimes, violations are also directly committed by State agenc ies. For instance, in some countries, converts away from mainstream religions risk losing the right to have custody of their children. Depending on the specificities of the case, that may amount to a simultaneous violation of parental rights and the rights of the children. Another field requiring attention in that regard is education in school. Pressure exercised on children in schools, for instance with the purpose of alienating them from their religion or beliefs, may again simultaneously violate the rights of the child and the rights of his or her parents. In many such cases, the rights of persons belonging to religious minorities may additionally be at stake. 14. While in many situations of violations the rights of the child and the rights of his or her parents may be affected in conjunction, it is not always the case. Every individual child is a rights holder in his or her own capacity, not just through 4/22 15-12514